The price for skipjack frozen whole rounds in Manta remains stable as trading slows down near the end of 2025. The value of raw materials has not been this high at the end of a year since...
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Spanish Canners Drive EU Pre-Cooked Loins Buying As Prices Ease
EU canners increased their purchase of pre-cooked loins from Q1-Q3 2025, with Spain remaining the main destination for shipments. Prices eased over the period, with canneries paying less than...
Frime To Be Acquired By India’s Captain Fresh
Indian seafood company Captain Fresh is gearing up to acquire the major Spanish frozen tuna steak processor Frime S.A.U., intending to expand its international footprint. A spokesperson for...
Will The US Government Be Forced To Roll Back Tariffs In 2026?
The US's reciprocal tariffs have impacted global tuna trade and are continuing to do so. Many US importers, including tuna companies, have paid tariffs on goods entering the country and...
EU Processors’ Demand For Loins Reach 5-Yr Peak
EU processors’ demand for pre-cooked tuna loins rose this year, with imports increasing by 17 percent in the first nine months of 2025. The business amounted to EUR 873.26 million. China was...
Plant-Based Tuna Gains Traction As Flexitarianism Grows
In the past five years, vegan tuna producers have positioned their fish-free alternatives as sustainable food source, betting on shifting consumer preferences among millennials and Gen Z....
EU Markets Profit From Ecuador’s Canned Tuna Influx
Ecuadorian processors shipped almost half as much canned tuna to the EU from January to September this year as in the cumulative Q3 of 2024. Spain was their biggest market, but the...
With Lawsuits Looming, Trump Administration Secures Tariff Revenues
The Trump administration is rushing to deposit the money collected from import tariffs into the US Treasury. This tactic could make it more difficult for companies to obtain refunds for import...
Europeans’ Expenditure On Tuna & Seafood Way Behind Meat
EU households’ expenditure on meat has never been as historically higher than their spending on tuna and other seafood last year. Europeans' preference for pork, chicken, and beef was more...
Grupo Pinsa Recognized For Driving Industrial Growth In Mazatlán
Mexican business association Canacintra recently awarded tuna fishing and processing company Grupo Pinsa for its contribution to the industrial development of Mazatlán. Leovigildo Carranza...
Maldives Offers Price Support And Fuel Discounts To Protesting Fishers
Maldives’ state-owned fish processor, MIFCO, will begin purchasing yellowfin from local fishermen at MVR 16 (USD 1.03) per kilogram, President Mohamed Muizzu said on Tuesday, following...
European Tuna Conference 2026 To Take Place In Barcelona On April 20
Atuna is pleased to announce that we will be organizing the 9th edition of the European Tuna Conference on Monday, April 20, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain. The event will take place one day...
Thai Canned Tuna Exports To EU Continues To Grow
Thai canned tuna exports to the EU increased, and to key non-EU markets remained steady between January and September this year, with average selling prices largely unchanged over the period....
Spanish Bluefin Processor Diversifies Into Yellowfin Products
Petaca Chico has been reshaping its operations to strengthen its international position in the tuna market, with a strategic focus on yellowfin. Through industrial upgrades, expanded product...
Spanish Households Lead EU In Tuna & Seafood Spending
Household expenditures for canned tuna and other seafood grew in all EU member states in 2024 compared to the previous year. While Spanish households spent the most on fish, per capita...
EU Buyers Expand Imports From Smaller Canned Tuna Suppliers Amid Softer Prices
EU brands, retailers, and traders sharply increased their purchases of canned tuna from smaller suppliers between January and September. The cost of the products fell during this period. Atuna...
Trump Says Consumer Prices Falling Tremendously, Data Shows Rising Food Prices
On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said that he has “no higher priority than making America affordable again.” He was speaking at a casino in the state of Pennsylvania in a campaign-style...
PNG Signs JV Deal With RD Corp To Build Flagship Tuna Cannery In Madang SEZ
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is all set to expand its tuna sector after the government signed an agreement with RD Tuna Canners and its Philippines-based parent company, RD Corporation, to develop a...
Enapor Issues Public Tender For Mindelo Cold Storage Facility
On Monday, the Port Authority of Cape Verde (Enapor) launched an international tender for the Mindelo cold storage platform in Cape Verde. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Irineu...
Ecuadorians See Massive Canned Tuna Sales In EU
EU demand for canned tuna skyrocketed this year. In the first nine months of 2025, the volume of products entering the EU rose by 26 percent, a five-year high. The total business amounted to...